Intellectual PropertyKeep it Outside the U.S.

"Intellectual property planning can increase cash flow and also the leverage in a deal with the right fact pattern, explains McGladreys Bert Hawkins in this video interview with Mergers & Acquisitions editor-in-chief Mary Kathleen Flynn, shot on location at the ACG Los Angeles Business Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The strategy is based on transfer pricing principles. The profits follow the IP, so you move the IP to a low-tax jurisdiction. The profits follow, and you use those low-tax earnings to pay down your debt."